Abstract: A composition for an electrochemical device functional layer contains a particulate polymer, a binder, and heat-resistant fine particles. The particulate polymer has a core-shell structure including a core portion formed of a polymer A and a shell portion formed of a polymer B that at least partially covers an outer surface of the core portion, with the polymer A and the polymer B being different from each other. The particulate polymer also has an electrolyte solution contact angle of not less than 0° and not more than 35° and a volume-average particle diameter of not less than 1.0 ?m and not more than 10.0 ?m.

Abstract: It could be helpful to provide a laminate for an electrochemical device that can advantageously be used as a device member having excellent blocking resistance and low-temperature adhesiveness. The laminate includes a substrate and a functional layer. The functional layer contains heat-resistant fine particles; adhesive particles containing an adhesive polymer; and a binder. The adhesive polymer contains a polyester polymer having a glass-transition temperature in a range of not lower than 10° C. and not higher than 95° C. In plan view of the laminate from a side corresponding to the functional layer, the functional layer includes an adhesion region formed of the adhesive particles and a heat-resistant region formed of the heat-resistant fine particle and the binder. In the laminate, the volume-average particle diameter of the adhesive particles is larger than the average stacking direction height of the heat-resistant region.

Abstract: Provided is a composition for an electrochemical device functional layer with which it is possible to form a functional layer for an electrochemical device that can impart excellent process adhesiveness and blocking resistance to an electrochemical device member such as an electrode or a separator and that can cause an electrochemical device to display excellent electrochemical characteristics. The composition for an electrochemical device functional layer contains a particulate polymer and a binder. The particulate polymer has a molecular weight distribution (weight-average molecular weight (Mw)/number-average molecular weight (Mn)) of not less than 1.0 and not more than 3.0.

Abstract: A laminate for a secondary battery includes an electrode and a separator that are stacked via an adhesive material. For this laminate, when a value measured for shear peel strength between the electrode and the separator with varying temperature is taken to be A (mN/mm2), a value of maximum heat shrinkage force for the separator determined by thermomechanical analysis is taken to be B (mN/mm2), and a temperature at which heat shrinkage force for the separator determined by thermomechanical analysis decreases to a value (mN/mm2) that is 20% higher than a value (mN/mm2) of heat shrinkage force at 30° C. is taken to be a heat shrinkage end temperature ? (°C.), A has a value satisfying A > B in a temperature range of not lower than 25° C. and not higher than the heat shrinkage end temperature ?°C.